Medieval meal

Main meal:http://medievalcookery.com/recipes/chickenpasty.html

Beverage:http://medievalcookery.com/recipes/barleywater.html

Side Dish:http://www.greneboke.com/recipes/ryse.shtml

Chicken pastry:

Pastry
1 cup flour
1/8 cup water
1/2 tsp. salt
1 pinch saffron

Filling
1 game hen
several fresh sage leaves
1 strip bacon, diced
dash salt

Grind saffron, place in water, and allow color to diffuse. Mix the salt and flour together, and then add water a little at a time, mixing with a fork, until it forms a pliable dough. Use additional water as needed. Roll out dough and place game hen in the middle. Cover with sage and bacon pieces. Add a little salt and the fold dough over chicken, sealing with water where the dough overlaps. Bake at 350°F for one hour.

   

Barley water:1/4 cup pearl barley
2 Tbsp. sugar
2 cups boiling water
Peel and juice from 1 lemon combine all ingredients, cover, and let sit until cold. Strain before serving.

Rice:

1 cup of rice

1 cup  of water

1 cup of almond milk

1/4 cup of sugar

Toasted almonds, pieces, slivers, etc.

Cook rice in water and almond milk. Mix in sugar as you fluff the rice. Sprinkle almonds on top and serve.

Some times the recipe was confusing and other times it was fun cooking chicken with chicken. We did mess up some times but it came out good and it tasted really good. While the chicken was cooking I got to meet Christian's little brother. We also went outside with Christian's neighbor which is also my friend. After it was done cooking me,Christian and, his brothers ate it.